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'''Cathay Pacific Airways Limited''' ({{zh-ts|t=國泰航空公司|s=国泰航空公司}}, {{sehk|0293}}) is the largest [[airline]] and [[flag carrier]] of [[Hong Kong]]. Based at [[Hong Kong International Airport]], the airline's operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to 120 destinations worldwide.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 62 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>

Cathay Pacific is one of only six airlines worldwide to carry a five-star rating from [[Skytrax]]. Cathay was named "Airline of the Year" in 2003 and 2005 by Skytrax and in 2006 by [[Air Transport World]] and [[OAG]]. The airline has been voted the second best airline in the world by Skytrax for 2008. Cathay Pacific is accredited by the IATA with the IOSA ([[IATA Operational Safety Audit]]) for safety practices.<ref>[http://www.iata.org/ps/certification/iosa/operators/Cathay+Pacific+Airways.htm Cathay Pacific Airways IOSA Operators Profile]</ref> It is also a member of the [[Oneworld]] alliance. The company is managed by the [[Swire Group]].

== History ==
[[Image:Cathay City.JPG|thumb|right|Cathay City, the headquarters]]
[[Image:744cxHKG.jpg|thumb|right|[[Boeing 747-400]] at [[Hong Kong International Airport]]]]
[[Image:cathay.b747-400.b-hud.arp.jpg|thumb|right|Boeing 747-400 at [[London Heathrow Airport]]]]
[[Image:cathay.b747-400.b-hud.cleaning.arp.jpg|thumb|right|Cleaning a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow Airport]]
[[Image:CX333 TPE.JPG|thumb|right|[[Airbus A330-300]] at [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport]]]]
[[Image:Cathay Pacific Planes Aligned.JPG|thumb|right|Cathay Pacific at Hong Kong International Airport]]
[[Image:cathaypacific b747-400 b-hkf arp.jpg|thumb|right|Boeing 747-400]]
[[Image:cathay b747-400 b-hua takeoff arp.jpg|thumb|right|[[Boeing 747-400]] takes off]]

===Early years===
Cathay Pacific Airways was founded in [[Hong Kong]] on [[24 September]] [[1946]] by American [[Roy Farrell]] and Australian [[Sydney de Kantzow]]. Both men were ex-air force pilots who had flown [[The Hump]], a route over the Himalayan Mountains. Each man put up [[HK$]]1 to register the airline. Although initially based in Shanghai, the two men moved to Hong Kong where they formally began Cathay Pacific Airways. They named it "Cathay" because it was the Medieval name given to China, derived from "Khitan", and "Pacific" because Farrell speculated that they would one day fly across the Pacific.<ref name="name origin">[http://www.airhighways.com/cathay_pacific.htm "''Fly away with Cathay Pacific''"], Air Highways, retrieved [[8 March]] [[2006]]</ref> The Chinese name for the company comes from a Chinese idiom meaning "Grand and Peaceful State".

According to legend, the airline was conceived by Farrell and some foreign correspondents at the bar of the Manila Hotel. On Cathay Pacific's maiden voyage, Roy Farrell and Sydney de [[Kantzow]] flew from Hong Kong to Manila, and later on to Shanghai. They had a single [[Douglas DC-3]], nicknamed ''Betsy''. The airline initially flew routes between [[Hong Kong]], [[Sydney]], [[Manila]], [[Singapore]], [[Shanghai]], and [[Guangzhou|Canton]], while scheduled service was limited to [[Bangkok]], Manila, and Singapore only.

In 1948 Butterfield & Swire bought 45% of Cathay Pacific, with [[Ansett|Australian National Airways]] taking 35% and Farrell and de [[Kantzow]] taking 10% each. The new company began operations on [[1 July]] [[1948]] and was registered as Cathay Pacific Airways (1948) Ltd on [[18 October]] [[1948]].<ref name="FI"/> Swire later acquired 52% of Cathay Pacific and today the airline is still 40% owned by the [[Swire Group]] through Swire Pacific.

===Expansion in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s===

The airline prospered into the 1960s, buying rival [[Hong Kong Airways]] in 1959, carrying its one-millionth passenger in 1964, recording double digit growth from 1962 to 1967, acquiring its first jet engined aircraft ([[Convair 880]]), and beginning international routes to airports in [[Japan]]. In the 1970s, Cathay Pacific installed a computerised reservation system and flight simulators. In 1979, Cathay Pacific acquired its first [[Boeing 747]] and applied for traffic rights to begin flying to London. Expansion continued into the 1980s, when an industry-wide boom encouraged route growth to many [[Europe]]an and [[North America]]n centres. In 1986, Cathay Pacific went public.

===The 1990s===

In January 1990, Cathay Pacific and its parent company, Swire Pacific, acquired a significant shareholding in [[Dragonair (airline)|Dragonair]], and a 60% stake in cargo airline [[Air Hong Kong]]. During the early 1990s, Cathay Pacific launched a programme to upgrade passenger service. Also, the green and white striped livery was replaced with the current "brushstroke" livery. Cathay Pacific began a US$9 billion fleet replacement program during the mid-1990s that resulted with Cathay Pacific having one of the youngest airline fleets in the world. In 1996, [[CITIC]] bought a 25% stake in Cathay Pacific while the [[Swire Group]] holding was reduced to 44% as two other Chinese companies, CNAC and CTS also bought substantial holdings.

In 1997, administration of Hong Kong was transferred from the [[UK]] to the People's Republic of China. Most of Cathay Pacific's aircraft were registered in Hong Kong and bore a registration beginning with "VR". Under the terms of an agreement within the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group (JLG), registration was changed by December, 1997 to the prefix "B", which is used by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).<ref>[http://www.yearbook.gov.hk/1997/ch15/e15v.htm HONG KONG - A New Era<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Cathay Pacific aircraft formerly carried a painted Union Jack on the tail <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0000646&WxsIERv=Obrvat%20747-267O&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Pngunl%20Cnpvsvp%20Nvejnlf&QtODMg=Inapbhire%20-%20Vagreangvbany%20%28LIE%20%2F%20PLIE%29&ERDLTkt=Pnanqn%20-%20Oevgvfu%20Pbyhzovn&ktODMp=Whar%201986&BP=1&WNEb25u=NveAvxba&xsIERvdWdsY=IE-UVR&MgTUQtODMgKE=&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=2463&NEb25uZWxs=0000-00-00%2000%3A00%3A00&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=22872%2F566&static=yes&width=990&height=672&sok=JURER%20%20%28nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Pngunl%20Cnpvsvp%20Nvejnlf%25%27%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=7357&prev_id=0000696&next_id=0000345&size=L|title=Airliners.net/Info|publisher=Airliners.net}}</ref> but these were removed several years before the 1997 takeover. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0815216&WxsIERv=Obrvat%20747-267O&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Pngunl%20Cnpvsvp%20Nvejnlf&QtODMg=Ubat%20Xbat%20-%20Xnv%20Gnx%20Vagreangvbany%20%28UXT%20%2F%20IUUU%29%20%28pybfrq%29&ERDLTkt=Puvan%20-%20Ubat%20Xbat&ktODMp=Qrprzore%2017%2C%201994&BP=1&WNEb25u=Wbfrcu%20X.X.%20Yrr&xsIERvdWdsY=IE-UVR&MgTUQtODMgKE=Cubgb%20gnxra%20nybat%20Fhat%20Jbat%20Gbv%20Ebnq.%20Gur%20fubeg%20qvfgnapr%20orgjrra%20gur%20ebnq%20naq%20gur%20ehajnl%20cebivqrq%20zr%20n%20punapr%20gb%20gnxr%20nvepensg%20cubgbf%20hfvat%20n%2035zz-yra%20pnzren.&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=3225&NEb25uZWxs=2005-04-10%2023%3A02%3A16&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=22872%2F566&static=yes&width=1024&height=700&sok=JURER%20%20%28ZNGPU%20%28nvepensg%2Cnveyvar%2Ccynpr%2Ccubgb_qngr%2Cpbhagel%2Cerznex%2Ccubgbtencure%2Crznvy%2Clrne%2Cert%2Cnvepensg_trarevp%2Cpa%2Cpbqr%29%20NTNVAFG%20%28%27%2B%22IE-UVR%22%27%20VA%20OBBYRNA%20ZBQR%29%29%20%20BEQRE%20OL%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=3&prev_id=1010293&next_id=0585224&size=L
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In September 1998, Cathay Pacific became a founding member of the [[Oneworld]] Alliance. In 1999, they completed their new headquarters, named Cathay City, which is located at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific was hurt by the [[Asian financial crisis]] of the late 1990s, but recorded a record HK$5 billion profit in 2000.

===The 49'ers - industrial troubles===

Cathay Pacific fired 49 of its 1,500 pilots on July 9, 2001; hence, they are known as "the 49ers" (though total dismissals and downgrades subsequent totalled 62). About half of the fired pilots were captains, or 5 percent of the total pilot group. But of the 21 officers of the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association (HKAOA), 9 were fired, including four of the seven union negotiators.

"The firing was pure intimidation, a union-bust straight up, designed to be random enough to put the fear in all pilots that they might be next, no reason given," says Captain Nigel Demery, president of the HKAOA (and also Hong Kong-ALPA, the IFALPA affiliate of all Hong Kong based flight crew members.)

A later head of the HKAOA, Captain Murray Gardner, is said to have favoured a more soft-line approach to dealing with management and indeed workplace relations between the two groups have been largely conciliatory since 2002.

Cathay offered the 49 pilots it sacked in 2001 the chance to reapply for pilot positions with its cargo division, guaranteeing such applicants first interviews, subject to passing psychometric testing. 19 former employees applied and 12 were offered jobs.[http://www.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=414]

===Acquisition of Dragonair===

On [[9 June]] [[2006]], Cathay Pacific underwent a shareholding realignment under which Dragonair became wholly owned by Cathay Pacific but continued to operate under its own brand. Air China, and its subsidiary, CNAC Limited, acquired a 17.5% stake in Cathay Pacific, and Cathay Pacific doubled its shareholding in Air China to 20%. CITIC reduced its shareholding to 17.5%, and Swire reduced its shareholding to 40%.

===Present===

To celebrate the airline's 60th anniversary in 2006 a year of road shows named the "Cathay Pacific 60th Anniversary Skyshow" was held where the public could see the developments of the airline, play games, meet some of the airline's staff, and view vintage uniforms. Cathay Pacific also introduced anniversary merchandise and in-flight meals served by famous restaurants in Hong Kong in collaboration with the celebrations. In 2007 Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried more than 23 million passengers.

In June 2008, Cathay Pacific agreed to pay a portion of $504 million in fines levied by the [[U.S. Justice Department]] related to cargo price fixing<ref>[http://www.npr.org/newsinbrief/index.html NPR: NPR News In Brief<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.

==Awards==

*Cathay Pacific is one of 6 airlines worldwide which has been rated as a 5 star airline by [[Skytrax]]
*Cathay Pacific was named '''World's Best Overall Airline''' in 2003 and 2005 by a Skytrax survey
*Cathay Pacific is also accredited by the IATA with the IOSA ([[IATA Operational Safety Audit]]) for its safety practices
*The airline was also awarded with Best First Class, Best First Class Lounge (Hong Kong), and Best Business Class Lounge (Hong Kong) by [[Skytrax]].<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/02/pf/goodlife/best_airlines/index.htm World's best: Top 10 airlines named]</ref>
*The airline was named '''Airline of the Year 2006''' by Air Transport World magazine<ref>[http://www.atwonline.com/magazine/article.html?articleID=1531 ATW ATW's 32nd Annual Industry Awards: Airline of the Year-Cathay Pacific Airways]</ref> and by [[OAG]].<ref>[http://www.oag.com/Airline+of+the+Year/current_winners_2006 OAG Airline of the Year 2006]</ref>
*Cathay Pacific have been awarded '''Most Punctual Airline between London and Hong Kong''' for the third consecutive year in 2007.<ref>[http://www.flightontime.info/londonhongkong/index.html Flight on Time London to Hong Kong Punctuality Awards]</ref>

==Destinations==
{{see|Cathay Pacific destinations}}

* Cathay Pacific Cargo has launched daily freighter services from Hong Kong to Shanghai using Boeing 747-200F aircraft, making it the second mainland China city served after it resumed passenger services to Beijing in December 2003, after a 13 year break (ref: Airliner World, March 2005).

* The first flight to land at the new [[Hong Kong International Airport]], Chek Lap Kok, was the Cathay Pacific flight CX889 from [[New York City|New York]] [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]], USA, [[Non-stop flight|non-stop]] and flying over the North Pole, which arrived on [[6 July]] [[1998]]. This flight was named '''Polar One'''. The last commercial flight to leave Hong Kong's old [[Kai Tak Airport]] was the CX251 flight to [[London Heathrow Airport]].

* Cathay Pacific operates twice daily return non-stop flights from Hong Kong to New York JFK that fly approximately over the North Pole CX830 & CX840 operate From HKG to JFK; CX831 & CX841 operate JFK to HKG. It is Cathay Pacific's longest non-stop flight, as well as one of the longest non-stop flights by distance in the world at 8055mi or 12968 km, lasting for approximately 16 hours. [[Continental Airlines]] also operates on this route, departing from [[Newark Liberty International Airport]]. In addition, Cathay Pacific operates daily return Hong Kong-Toronto non-stop flights, (CX826/827) which are also operated via polar routes. These routes are now flown using Cathay Pacific's B777-300ERs.

* On [[29 April]] [[2007]], Cathay Pacific once suspended its flights to [[Bandaranaike International Airport]], [[Colombo]], after several attacks on the airport by a para-military group.

* During [[2008]], Cathay Pacific increased frequencies to India, Middle East and Australia, while cutting flights to Canada and The United States.

==Fleet==
===Livery===
All planes of Cathay Pacific bear its logo as well as small lettering with "Asia's World City Hong Kong" on it. All planes also bear the [[Oneworld]] logo and the logo of [[Swire Group]].

=== Passenger ===
Cathay Pacific operate 118 planes, 52 of which are fitted with 3 classes of service (First, Long-haul Business, and Economy) for long-haul flights and 44 are fitted with 2 classes of service (Long-haul/Regional Business and Economy) for short-haul flights and some long-haul flights. Cathay Pacific only operates wide body jets, which includes their cargo fleet of 22 freighters.

In October 2008, the average age of the Cathay Pacific fleet was 10.9 years.<ref>[http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Cathay%20Pacific.htm Cathay Pacific Fleet age</ref>
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!Passengers
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|[[Airbus A330#A330-300|Airbus A330-300]]
|32 <br> (8 orders)
|<small>'''New 2-class Interior'''</small> <br> 264 (41/223) <br> <small>'''2-class'''</small><br> 311 (44/267) <br> <small>'''3-class'''</small> <br>251 (8/32/211)
|Fitted with either Regional Business Class or First, Long Haul Business Class <br> Current A330s with First Class will be reconfigured as 2-class with new cabin interiors.<br> Largest operator of the A330.
|-
|[[Airbus A340#A340-300 series|Airbus A340-300]]
|15
|<small>'''New 2-class Interior'''</small> <br> 283 (26/257) <br> <small>'''2-class'''</small><br> 287 (30/257) <br> <small>'''3-class'''</small> <br> 243 (8/30/205)
|Fitted with either Long Haul Business Class or First, Long Haul Business Class <br> All A340s will be reconfigured as 2-class with new cabin interiors
|-
|[[Airbus A340#A340-600 series |Airbus A340-600]]
|1
|<small>'''3-class'''</small> <br>286 (8/60/218)
|Leases expiring; the remaining A340-600 will leave the fleet by 15 October 2008
|-
|[[Boeing 747-400]]
|23
|<small>'''New Interior'''</small> <br> 379 (9/46/324) <br> <small>'''Standard'''</small> <br> 383 (12/47/324)
|Fitted with First and Long Haul Business Class <br> All B747s will be reconfigured as 3-class with new cabin interiors
|-
|[[Boeing 777#777-200|Boeing 777-200]]
|5
|336 (45/291)
|Fitted with Regional Business Class
|-
|[[Boeing 777#777-300|Boeing 777-300]]
|12
|385 (59/326)
|Fitted with Regional Business Class
|-
|[[Boeing 777#777-300ER|Boeing 777-300ER]]
|9 <br> (21 orders)
|301 (6/57/238)
|Factory-installed as 3-class with new cabin interior.
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The '''''Acorn'' class''' (officially redesignated the '''H class''' in 1913) was a [[ship class|class]] of twenty [[destroyer]]s of the [[Royal Navy]] all built under the 1909-1910 Programme, and completed between 1910 and 1911. The ''Acorns'' served during [[World War I]].
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After the coal-burning [[Beagle class destroyer|''Beagle'' or G class]] of 1909, the ''Acorns'' marked a return to oil-firing as pioneered in the [[Tribal class destroyer (1905)|Tribal or F class]] of 1905 and {{HMS|Swift|1907|6}} of 1907. This change allowed a generally smaller vessel than the ''Beagles'' even with an increase in armament.
On [[1 December]] [[2005]], Cathay Pacific announced an order for 16 [[Boeing 777#777-300ER|777-300ER]] aircraft (4 on lease from [[International Lease Finance Corporation|ILFC]]) to be delivered between September 2007 and July 2010, plus options on 20 more of the type, 2 of which were converted to orders on [[1 June]] [[2006]]. Cathay Pacific also ordered 3 more [[Airbus A330#A330-300|A330-300]] the same day, with the delivery of the aircraft scheduled for 2008. Cathay Pacific may reach a decision regarding the issue of how the airline's future high-capacity long-haul requirements are to be fulfilled by ordering either the [[Airbus A380|Airbus A380-800/-900]], [[Airbus A350]], [[Boeing 787]] or the [[Boeing 747-8]]. However, Cathay Pacific recently stated that they have no plans to order Airbus A380 nor Boeing 787 soon.<ref>[http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071030/cathay_order_update.html?.v=1&printer=1]Cathay Pacific: No Plans for 787 or A380</ref>


The ''Acorns'' were, as with previous classes, built to designs by their individual builders, but had a more-or-less uniform appearance, with three funnels, a tall, thin fore funnel, a short, thick central and a short narrow after stack. They had two 4-inch guns on the [[fo'c'sle]] - which was higher than that of the ''Beagles'', negating the need for a raised [[bandstand]] - and on the [[quarterdeck]]. The 12-pounder guns were amidships, on sided between the first pair of funnels, and the [[torpedo]] tubes were aft of the funnels, mounted singly with a searchlight position between them.
[[Image:Progress Hong Kong 1a IMG 1286.JPG|right|thumb|Airbus A330-300 fuselage livery. This aircraft was named "Progress Hong Kong"]]


Three ships were lost in wartime service.
On [[29 August]] [[2006]], Cathay Pacific took delivery of its 100th aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 with the registration B-LAD. For the aircraft acceptance ceremony in Toulouse, the aircraft was painted in a 60th anniversary livery with a 60th anniversary sticker behind the second doors (2L and 2R) and the letters '100th aircraft' at the rear of the aircraft. The aircraft was named "Progress Hong Kong", a name that was chosen from a competition by the staff.


== Ships ==
On [[7 August]] [[2007]], Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it had placed an order for five more wide-body [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-300ER]] “Extended Range” aircraft for a total price of about US$11 billion, increasing its commitment to a total of 23 of the aircraft type<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/08/07/215957/cathay-orders-five-more-777-300ers.html Cathay orders five more 777-300ERs] Flight Global, 7 August 2007</ref>. These five additional Boeing 777-300ERs will be purchased directly from the Boeing Company and will be delivered in 2011.
* {{HMS|Acorn|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[John Brown & Company|John Brown and Company]], [[Clydebank]], launched 1 July 1910, sold for breaking up 29 November 1921.
* {{HMS|Alarm|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[John Brown & Company|John Brown and Company]], [[Clydebank]], launched 29 August 1910, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
* {{HMS|Brisk|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[John Brown & Company|John Brown and Company]], [[Clydebank]], launched 20 September 1910, sold for breaking up 15 November 1921.
* {{HMS|Cameleon|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company]], [[Govan]], launched 2 June 1910, sold for breaking up 15 November 1921.
* {{HMS|Comet|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company]], [[Govan]], launched 23 June 1910, torpedoed and sunk by Austrian [[U-boat]] in the [[Mediterranean]] 6 August 1918.
* {{HMS|Goldfinch|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company]], [[Govan]], launched 12 July 1910, wrecked in fog on [[Start Point, Sanday|Start Point]], [[Sanday, Orkney|Sanday Island]], [[Orkneys]] on night of 18-19 February 1915.
* {{HMS|Fury|1911|6}} &mdash; built by [[A. & J. Inglis]], [[Pointhouse]], [[Glasgow]], launched 25 April 1911, sold for breaking up 4 November 1921.
* {{HMS|Hope|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson]], [[Wallsend]], launched 6 September 1910, sold for breaking up February 1920 at Malta.
* {{HMS|Larne|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]], [[Woolston, Hampshire|Woolston]], launched 23 August 1910, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
* {{HMS|Lyra|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]], [[Woolston, Hampshire|Woolston]], launched 4 October 1910, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
* {{HMS|Martin|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]], [[Woolston, Hampshire|Woolston]], launched 15 December 1910, sold for breaking up 21 August 1920 at Malta.
* {{HMS|Minstrel|1911|6}} &mdash; built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]], [[Woolston, Hampshire|Woolston]], launched 2 February 1911, loaned to [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] from June 1917 to 1918 as ''Sendan'', sold for breaking up 1 December 1921.
* {{HMS|Nemesis|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company]], [[Hebburn]], launched 9 August 1910, loaned to Imperial Japanese Navy from June 1917 to 1918 as ''Kandan'', sold for breaking up 26 November 1921.
* {{HMS|Nereide|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company]], [[Hebburn]], launched 6 September 1910, sold for breaking up 1 December 1921.
* {{HMS|Nymphe|1911|6}} &mdash; built by [[R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company]], [[Hebburn]], launched 31 January 1911, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
* {{HMS|Redpole|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[J. Samuel White & Company]], [[Cowes]], launched 24 June 1910, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
* {{HMS|Rifleman|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[J. Samuel White & Company]], [[Cowes]], launched 22 August 1910, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
* {{HMS|Ruby|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[J. Samuel White & Company]], [[Cowes]], launched 4 November 1910, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
* {{HMS|Sheldrake|1911|6}} &mdash; built by [[William Denny & Brothers]], [[Dumbarton]], launched 18 January 1911, sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
* {{HMS|Staunch|1910|6}} &mdash; built by [[William Denny & Brothers]], [[Dumbarton]], launched 29 October 1910, torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat ''UC.38'' off [[Gaza]], [[Palestine]] 11 November 1917.


==Image gallery==
On [[8 November]] [[2007]], Cathay Pacific announced that it had placed an order for 7 additional 777-300ERs and 10 747-8F freighters with Boeing. The airline also took 14 options for the new freighter at that time. This order, if all options are exercised, would make Cathay Pacific the largest operator of 777-300ERs in Asia and largest operator of 747-8Fs in the world. The order has a listed price of $5.2 billion US.<ref>[http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q4/071108c_nr.html Boeing and Cathay Pacific Announce Order for 10 747-8Fs and Seven 777-300ERs] Boeing Press Releases, 8 November 2007</ref>
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Image: HMS_Liverpool_tows_HMS_Audacious.jpg|HMS ''Fury'' (dark, centre picture) and HMS ''Liverpool'' together with RMS ''Olympic'', try to take the sinking HMS ''Audacious'' in tow. The view is from the passenger areas of RMS ''Olympic'' October 27 1914.
Image: HMS Liverpool attemps to take HMS Audacious in tow.jpg|HMS ''Fury'' (dark, centre picture) and HMS ''Liverpool'' together with RMS ''Olympic'', try to take the sinking HMS ''Audacious'' in tow. The view is from the passenger areas of RMS ''Olympic'' October 27 1914.</gallery>


== Bibliography ==
On [[6 December]] [[2007]], Cathay Pacific placed a firm order for 8 more Airbus A330-300 aircraft valued at approximately US$1.7 billion at list prices. Together with the commitment for 17 long-haul passenger aircraft and freighters announced the previous month, the new aircraft will take the Cathay Pacific Group's fleet size to 200 by 2012. From that 200 aircraft, Cathay Pacific will operate 150 by itself, and the rest will be used by Cathay Pacific subsidiaries.
*''Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981'', Maurice Cocker, 1983, Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-1075-7
[[Image:cathay pacific cargo b747-400bcf b-hkh arp.jpg|thumb|right|Cathay Pacific Cargo [[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-400BCF]] taxis to the runway at [[London Heathrow Airport]].]]


== See also ==
On [[30 January]] [[2008]], the chief [[Boeing 777]] pilot for Cathay Pacific, Captain Ian Wilkinson, performed a low-level flypast, reportedly with permission of the control tower, but without permission from the airline, at the [[Boeing Everett Factory]] when taking delivery of a new Boeing 777-300ER. Captain Wilkinson was dismissed for his actions. No injuries or further incident was caused.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7263007.stm Pilot sacked after fly-by stunt] BBC News</ref>
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* [[G and H class destroyer|H class destroyer (1937)]]
=== Cargo ===
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|-
|[[Boeing 747#747-200|Boeing 747-200F]]
|5
|2 B747-200F (B-HVY/B-HME) are retired from Cathay Pacific's freighter fleet
|-
|[[Boeing_747-400#747-400F|Boeing 747-400F]]
|6
|
|-
|[[Boeing_747-400#747-400BCF|Boeing 747-400BCF]]
|9
|
|-
|[[Boeing_747-400#747-400ERF|Boeing 747-400ERF]]
|2 <br> (4 orders)
|
|-
|[[Boeing 747#747-8|Boeing 747-8F]]
|(10 orders)
|
|}
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On March 19, 2008, Hong Kong Airport Authority awarded the airline’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (“CPSL”), a franchise to invest in, design, construct and operate a new air cargo terminal at Hong Kong International Airport (“HKIA”). A 20-year franchise agreement was signed between CPSL and AAHK for a common use cargo terminal. The new cargo terminal will be built in the cargo area at the airport, close to the existing cargo servicing facilities. The terminal facility will occupy a site area of approximately 10 hectares. The new cargo terminal will be operated by a separate management team in CPSL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific.

=== Retired ===
[[Image:CX-DC3-VRHDB2.jpg|thumb|right|Cathay Pacific "Betsy" aircraft]]
[[Image:CPANikki.jpg|thumb|right|Cathay Pacific "Niki" model outside the Cathay Pacific headquarters]]
Since its conception in 1946, Cathay Pacific had operated many types of aircraft. The first two Cathay Pacific aircraft were two World War II surplus Douglas DC-3s named ''Betsy'' and ''Niki''. Betsy (VR-HDB), which is the first aircraft for Cathay Pacific, is now a permanent exhibit in the [[Hong Kong Science Museum]]. Niki (VR-HDA) was lost, but a similar DC-3 has been purchased by Cathay Pacific. It was renovated and repainted by CX Engineering and the [[Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company]] and it now wears the original Cathay Pacific colour scheme. This aircraft received "Niki"s' old VR-HDA registration and is now on public view in the car park outside the Flight Training Centre of Cathay City.

Other aircraft that have been in service with Cathay Pacific are:

* [[Douglas DC-3]]
* [[Avro Anson]]
* [[Consolidated PBY Catalina]]
* [[Douglas DC-4]]
* [[Douglas DC-6]]
* [[Lockheed L-188 Electra]]
* [[Bristol Britannia]] (Leased from BOAC for a few months whilst the Electras were taken out of service due to defects)
* [[Convair 880]]
* [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-320]]
* [[Boeing 747#747-200|Boeing 747-200B]]<ref name="1996PastDest">"[http://web.archive.org/web/19970204081042/cathaypacific.com/our_company/fleet_e.html THE CATHAY PACIFIC FLEET]." ([[February 4]], [[1997]]). ''Cathay Pacific''.</ref> (remained in service with freighter only)
* [[Boeing 747#747-300|Boeing 747-300]]<ref name="1996PastDest"/>
* [[Airbus A340#A340-200 series|Airbus A340-200]]<ref name="1996PastDest"/> (leased from [[Philippine Airlines]] for 3 years before delivery of A340-300)
* [[Lockheed L-1011|Lockheed L-1011-100 TriStar]] (one of the Lockheed-VR-HOI was purchased from [[Eastern Air Lines]] (N318EA) when it went bankrupt)

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Cathay Pacific was the largest operator of the Lockheed TriStar outside the [[United States]].

==Services==
===Catering===
[[Image:CX First Class course.jpg|thumb|right|Cathay Pacific First Class fruit & cheese course.]]
Food and beverages served on flights leaving [[Hong Kong]] are provided by Cathay Pacific Catering Services in facilities in [[Hong Kong]]. CLS Catering Services Limited is a joint venture with LSG Sky Chefs and offers inflight catering from airports in [[Toronto, Ontario]] and [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. Special meals can also be ordered 24 hours before departure.

===In-flight entertainment===

Since the early 1990s, all seats in all classes have been equipped with Personal TVs (PTVs) featuring Cathay's in-flight entertainment system, Studio<sup>CX</sup>. There are two versions of Studio CX:

* Economy Class and Regional Business Class feature 20 video channels and 22 audio channels running on a 2-hour cycle. The primary language of the content is English but with Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese content also always available along and other languages (Korean, Thai, Hindi, French, Italian and German) sometimes available, depending on the route being flown.

* For first class and long-haul business class (including on short-haul and regional flights using aircraft configured in the long-haul layout) Studio<sup>CX</sup> includes an Audio/Video On Demand (AVOD) system that provides a choice of 50 movies, 100 TV programmes and 120 audio CDs (in 28 genres).

Ten interactive games are provided in all classes for flights on which AVOD is offered.

[[Image:CX First Class Suite view.jpg|thumb|right|Studio<sup>CX</sup> AVOD suite system with airshow map displayed.]]
AVOD is available in all First and Business Class cabins on [[Boeing]] [[Boeing 747|B747-400]]s, [[Boeing]] [[Boeing 777|B777-300ER]]s, [[Airbus]] [[Airbus A340|A340]]s (both -300s and -600s) and [[A330-300]]s fitted in the long-haul 2- or 3-class configurations. Passengers travelling in the new Economy Class will also have AVOD.

Panasonic's "eX2" system is being installed on aircraft with the new seat configuration, and is available on selected A330-300s, B747-400s and all B777-300ERs, and will eventually be provided on all Cathay passenger aircraft.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}

===New seats===
Cathay Pacific have been phasing in new cabin interiors and inflight entertainment since May 2007. The first aircraft with the new seats was B-HKT, a [[Boeing]] [[747-400]], which flew its first commercial flight with the new seats as CX 460 between Hong Kong and Taipei on 11 May 2007. At that time only the new First and Business Classes were installed; however this aircraft now has the new Economy seats, installed during June 2008. The following aircraft are confirmed to have the new seats installed in all three classes: B-HKD, B-HKE, B-HKF, B-HKT, B-HKU, B-HKV, B-HOS, B-HOT, B-HOV, B-HOX, B-HOW, B-HOY, B-HUA, B-HUD, B-HUI and B-HUG (Boeing 747-400); B-LAC, B-LAE, B-LAF, B-LAG and B-LAH (Airbus A330-300) and B-KPA to B-KPI (Boeing 777-300ERs). All Airbus aircraft with the new cabin will be in a 2-class configuration. Terrestrial AC Adapters have been newly built-in to the new seats as well and are available in all classes (Unfortunately due to problems with the integration of AC Adapters in the B747-400 Aircrafts in-flight power is currently unavailable on these aircrafts).

===First Class Cabins===
[[Image:CX First Class Suites 747 nose.jpg|thumb|right|Cathay Pacific First Class cabin on the Boeing 747-400.]]
* The [http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/whatonboard/newfirstclass New First Class] can be converted into a fully lie-flat bed measuring 36” x 81” (90cm x 205cm). The new seats include a massage function, a personal closet, an Ottoman for stowage or guest seating, and an adjustable 17", 16:9 PTV.

* First Class seats[http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/whatonboard/firstclass] can be converted into fully lie-flat beds measuring 22" x 79" (56cm x 201cm) and feature a 10.4" (26cm) PTV, privacy screens and center seat dividers for interior rows, and in-seat power and data ports. This configuration is being replaced by the New First Class cabins.

=== Business Class Cabins ===
Cathay Pacific flights feature three business class configurations:

* The [http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/whatonboard/newbusinessclass New Business Class] seats are arranged in a [[Herringbone seating|herring-bone configuration]] and follow a suite-like arrangement. The seats are fully lie-flat with increased privacy and larger a AVOD PTV. Additionally, the seats feature lumbar support, massage, a 110 V AC power socket, and a personal phone. However, some passengers have commented that the seats feel narrow and claustrophobic, that the angled seat pattern is uncomfortable, that the construction quality appears sub-standard, and that passengers travelling together will be separated by the pod layout.[http://www.flatseats.com/Reviews/cx-j.htm]

* Business Class Seats [http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/whatonboard/businessclass] on aircraft configured for long-haul flights include a 20.5" (52cm) wide seat that converts into an angled lie-flat bed at a 60" pitch, measuring over 75" (190.5cm) long. Features of these seats include adjustable headrest and lumbar support, water bottle holders and 10.4" (26cm) PTVs with AVOD. This configuration is being phased out as it is replaced by the New Business Class interiors.

* The Regional Business Class[http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/whatonboard/regionalbusinessclass?refID=214c896a8461a010VgnVCM10000021d21c39____] is provided on Cathay Pacific's [[Boeing 777]]s (excluding the 777-300ER) and select [[Airbus A330-300]]s. Regional Business Class seats have 20" width and recline to 45" of pitch [http://www.seatguru.com/charts/business_class.php] and feature electrical recline and leg rest. A 9" PTV is located in the armrest provides 20 video and 22 audio channels[http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/whatonboard/regionalbusinessclass?refID=308ffe145dc4a010VgnVCM10000021d21c39____] but does not offer AVOD.

===Economy Class Cabins===

* The [http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_HK/whatonboard/neweconomyclass New Economy Class] seats, offered on aircraft outfitted with the refurbished long-haul interiors, were designed by B/E Aerospace. New features of these seats include a fixed back design that allows passengers to recline without intruding on those seated behind, a 9" PTV providing AVOD, a larger tray table, a coat hook and a literature pocket that has been relocated to below the seat cushion to create more leg room. These seats are 17" in width and have 32" of pitch. [http://www.seatguru.com/charts/intl_economy.php]

* Economy Class seats each feature personal 6" PTVs with a choice of 25 channels. These seats are 17" in width and have 32" of pitch. [http://www.seatguru.com/charts/intl_economy.php] These seats are being replaced with the New Economy Class seats on aircraft receiving the Cathay Pacific's new long-haul interior configuration.

== Loyalty Programmes ==
Cathay Pacific has two loyalty programmes: The Marco Polo Club ("The Club") and Asia Miles. Members of "The Club" are automatically enrolled as Asia Miles members.

The Marco Polo Club divides members into four tiers based on past travel. Higher tiered members are provided with increased travel benefits such as upgrades, additional baggage allowance, priority flight booking and lounge access. 50 USD is mandatory in registering as a Marco Polo Club Member. There are four tiers in the Marco Polo Club.

===''Green Tier''===

Although this is the lowest tier it still gives the member more benefits than a non-member Economy Class passenger. So for example Green Tier members can check in at designated Marco Polo check-in counters, which include the Business Class counters at selected airports. They are also given priority boarding. However, lounge access is not part of this tier.

===''Silver Tier''===

Silver Tier is achieved when the member earns 30,000 club miles or 20 sectors within a year. The Marco Polo Silver Tier is in many ways much more generous than other silver cards provided by most airlines. For example a Silver Card member has guaranteed 10kg extra baggage allowance, guaranteed Business Class check-in (throughout the CX network) and guaranteed Business Class lounge access when flying Cathay Pacific. Members also receive a Oneworld "Ruby" status, which enables the member to check-in at the Business Class counter when they are flying any airline that is part of the Oneworld Alliance.

===''Gold Tier''===

With this tier, the member is entitled to a 15kg extra baggage allowance and guaranteed economy class seats (providing booking is made within 72 hours). Members also receive One World "Sapphire" status which allows them to access any Business Class lounge as long as they are flying with the Oneworld Alliance. To qualify and renew their membership, Gold Tier members must earn 60,000 miles or 40 sectors within a period of one year. Members may also bring in one guest to the lounge.

===''Diamond Tier''===
This is the highest tier. Members can enjoy First Class check-in and lounge access through out the CX network and the Oneworld Network. They also gain a 20kg extra baggage allowance, and a guaranteed Economy Class seat if ticket is booked up to 24 hours in advance. To qualify for this tier, members need to earn 120,000 club miles or 80 sectors. The member also gains Oneworld "Emerald" status.

Asia Miles is a more traditional travel rewards programme in which "miles" are accumulated by flying on Cathay Pacific or a partner airline. Miles can also be earned by spending through a number of hotels, credit card companies, car rental agencies, telecommunication companies and other non-airline channels. These miles can then be redeemed for flights or other products and services. Joining is free.

It should be noted that club miles, unlike Asia Miles, can only be earned when a member flies in an eligible subclasss with CX, KA or any other member of the Oneworld Alliance. Club miles may not be purchased.

The subclasses (on Economy Class) on CX and KA that are eligible are as follows:
Y, B, H, K, L, M, V

Subclasses Y, B, H, and K are the only subclasses that are eligible for an upgrade from Economy Class to Business Class (using Asia Miles).

==Codeshare agreements==
Cathay Pacific's network is expanding rapidly with codeshare links from [[Oneworld]] hubs such as [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (American Airlines) and [[London Heathrow Airport]] (British Airways).

Cathay Pacific has also began codeshare links with French trains from [[TGV]] station at [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]] to ten French cities.

Cathay Pacific has codeshare agreements with the following airlines as of June 2007:

* [[Air China]] <small>(Star Alliance)</small>
* [[Aeroflot]] <small>(Skyteam)</small>
* [[American Airlines]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
* [[British Airways]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
** [[Comair (South Africa)|Comair]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
* [[Dragonair]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
* [[Iberia Airlines]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
* [[Japan Airlines]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
* [[Malaysia Airlines]]
* [[Mexicana]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
* [[Philippine Airlines]]
* [[Finnair]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
* [[Qantas]] <small>(oneworld)</small>
* [[Vietnam Airlines]]

==Incidents and accidents==
* On [[16 June]] [[1948]], ''[[Miss Macao]]'', a flight from Macao to Hong Kong was hijacked by four men, who killed the pilot after take-off. The plane crashed in the [[Pearl River Delta]] near [[Zhuhai]]. Twenty-six people died, leaving only one survivor, who was the leader of the hijackers. This was the first hijacking of a commercial liner in the world. The plane was operated by a Cathay Pacific subsidiary.
* On [[23 July]] [[1954]], [[DC-4]], NO:VR-HEU, from [[Bangkok]] to [[Hong Kong]] was shot down by the [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]] in the [[South China Sea]] near [[Hainan Island]]. Ten people died, leaving eight survivors. After the incident, Cathay Pacific received an apology and compensation from the [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]].
* On [[05 November]] [[1967]] in Hong Kong, China - Convair CV-880-22M-3 over-ran the runway at Kai Tak. Three people were killed and the aircraft was written-off.
* On [[15 June]] [[1972]], on [[Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z|Flight 700Z]] from Bangkok to Hong Kong a bomb exploded in a suitcase placed under a seat in the cabin of the [[Convair 880]] while the aircraft was flying at 29,000 feet over [[Pleiku]], [[Vietnam]]. The aircraft disintegrated and crashed, killing all 81 people on board.

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.cathaypacific.com Cathay Pacific]
*[http://www.cxleverage.ca Cathay Pacific Small Business]
*[http://www.cxagents.com Cathay Pacific Travel Agent Portal]
*[http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/?file=calcop&opp=Cathay%20Pacific Fleet Age]
*[http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Cathay-Pacific?show=all Fleet Detail]
*[http://flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php/Fleet_Info_%28CX%29 Aircraft Configuration Details]
*[http://www.swire.com/eng/global/home.htm Swire Group]

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HMS Fury
Class overview
Builderslist error: <br /> list (help)
John Brown and Company
William Denny & Brothers
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company
Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson
A. & J. Inglis
John I. Thornycroft & Company
J. Samuel White & Company
Built1910–1911
In commission1910–1921
Completed20
Lost3
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement730 to 780 tons
Length246 ft 6 in (75.13 m)
Beam25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Draught7 ft (2.1 m)–10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
Oil-fired boilers
3 shaft steam turbines
13,500 shp
Speed27 knots (50 km/h)
Range170 tons oil
Complement72
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2 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) L/40 Mark VIII guns, mounting P Mark V
2 × QF 12 pdr 12 cwt Mark I mounting P Mark I
2 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes

The Acorn class (officially redesignated the H class in 1913) was a class of twenty destroyers of the Royal Navy all built under the 1909-1910 Programme, and completed between 1910 and 1911. The Acorns served during World War I.

After the coal-burning Beagle or G class of 1909, the Acorns marked a return to oil-firing as pioneered in the Tribal or F class of 1905 and HMS Swift of 1907. This change allowed a generally smaller vessel than the Beagles even with an increase in armament.

The Acorns were, as with previous classes, built to designs by their individual builders, but had a more-or-less uniform appearance, with three funnels, a tall, thin fore funnel, a short, thick central and a short narrow after stack. They had two 4-inch guns on the fo'c'sle - which was higher than that of the Beagles, negating the need for a raised bandstand - and on the quarterdeck. The 12-pounder guns were amidships, on sided between the first pair of funnels, and the torpedo tubes were aft of the funnels, mounted singly with a searchlight position between them.

Three ships were lost in wartime service.

Ships

Image gallery

  • HMS Fury (dark, centre picture) and HMS Liverpool together with RMS Olympic, try to take the sinking HMS Audacious in tow. The view is from the passenger areas of RMS Olympic October 27 1914.
    HMS Fury (dark, centre picture) and HMS Liverpool together with RMS Olympic, try to take the sinking HMS Audacious in tow. The view is from the passenger areas of RMS Olympic October 27 1914.
  • HMS Fury (dark, centre picture) and HMS Liverpool together with RMS Olympic, try to take the sinking HMS Audacious in tow. The view is from the passenger areas of RMS Olympic October 27 1914.
    HMS Fury (dark, centre picture) and HMS Liverpool together with RMS Olympic, try to take the sinking HMS Audacious in tow. The view is from the passenger areas of RMS Olympic October 27 1914.

Bibliography

  • Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981, Maurice Cocker, 1983, Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-1075-7

See also

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